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THE NEW york HOP CROP.
It II Much Larger a.d Of Better Qualit,
than WAS Expected.

than was Expected.
MIDDLETowN, N. Y, Sept 22.-The hop
growers Of central and southern New York
have now harvested the best part Of the crop
under favorable weather conditions. and re-
joice in finding 1t larger in quantity and better
Of quality than they had anticipated. When
last spring opened many growers who had be-
come discouraged by low prices and by the de-
structive ravages Of blight and vermin aban-
doned the hop industry and ploughed up their
yards 30 that not more than two-thirds Of the
usual acreage or only about $4,000 acres, has
been cultivated this season. The best esti-
mates Of the crop Of the State this year place
1t at about go 1000 bales, or nearly one-half Of
the abundant crop OF 1885. but considerably in
excess OF the short crop OF 1886. The yield per
acre. considering the diminished territory cul.
tivated, Is therefore better than the average Of
favorable to the growth Of the plant. and all
accounts agree that the yield shows an un-
usually large proportion OF bright choice hops.
=, There Is already large influx Of buyers from
Ing DISTRICT. Sales q the new crop opened ac-
Prices have since yielded somewhat under ad-
vices OF fine crops In California and Europe.
and the later quotations are 10 to 20 cents for
d D s extra E Choice s as Is to Is GENTS %Ss
their 1885 and 1886 hops at 10 to -
cents. Tho estimated cost to the grower OF
raising pound Of hops is to IL cents, ac-
tSs
the average Of 400 pounds to the acre. and sold
the crop at the ruling prices, have. therefore,
reaped a very fair reward for their labors.
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EazANCrPlTzov DAT.
The Negroes or nfississippa Celebrate IN
Anniverssry OF their Freedom.

Anniversary OF their Freedeus.
JACKSON, Miss, Sept. 22-This has been
red letter day in Jackson for the colored popu-
Iation. It being devoted to the celebration OF
their emancipation from slavery, and i'm
mensely have they seemed to enjoy II. Nat
urally enthusiastic, there In no subject that so
much interests them as the celebration Of the
day which saw tho shackles Of slavery drop
from'thoir limbs. Fully 5000 colored people
participated In tho festivities. There were
large excursion trains from all points. They
formed in q column at IL o'clock and marched
to the fair grounds, the procession being ac-
companied by six brass bands. Two years ago
few Of the leading negroes OF Mississippi met
and formed the Mississippi Memorial Monu-
mental Association. whose object was the
building by the negroes Of Mississippi Of
q monument concentrating the act OF
emancipation. Tho Hon. Thos. RichaEdson Of
eommery Secretary, and ". z. Moliison Treas.
sal y us sssoeSticn that The oeioSrSson
Is held hero to-day.
Mayor Of JACKSON Welcomed the visitors to the
city In O. speech full OF earnest eloquence. He
declared that no man rsioiced more than
some advice to the race. The choir then sang
ss sSe MsSGa r
cult Clerk, Of Madison county, who, read the
q as a s Re
Q manner which would have done credit to any
91 ~ h sassEsh Mellssp Q, Msysrsyl!s on
ss then Tse and Id Is the sSe
its Invitation to assemble here and n com
GREETED the absence OF the Hon. Thomas Rich
and the Hon. 7. X Bruce and said that Nat, at
sippi had been invited to address the assem-
Of The day the Hon. James Hill, coIorsd. for
- Mr.. Hill paid 4 splendid tribute to Abraham
Lincoln. and when he said God bless the
name" hearty RESPONSE went up from the
fish deeds Of the negro in America before and
during the rebellion. and the manner in which
he at home Sfng the b.,
then spoke Of slavery n ancient times. and
noted examples Of the treatment Of slaves in
offSs Rs1s Vi tho IL ssS
PROFESSIONS. He revlsHed modern Al.
speoas n
the Snted ssasss H. is ssid that The
and Swallow. s and the flagship S Of Hawkinss
MI. Hill said he did not believe God Almighty
sS.a ps
acquire homes and win for themselves place
In ohIEsh and STATE He n the Jew
do BY energy and thrift. His speech was warm
Ths Tsmsindsr Of the day was spent y, IN In yar
Quatntances.
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Famous Conndence Man.
"Oh, my God, II the world only knew the
trouble have had within the last two
yearsl" This was the mournful wall OF q wo-
man about 40 years Of age, dressed In deep
mourning and wearing widows veil, who sat
in Order Of Arrest Gorx Martins offlce yester-
day, the picture OF misery and distress. Her
hair was black mixed with gray. and her eyes
slightly blue. She was Isabella Davis, tho
widow Of Tom Davis. the sawdust man. who
was killed by tho Texan. Holland. In the sum
mer Of 1885, during the struggle to get posses-
sion OF bag Of money.
Mrs. Davis has two children, boys. aged IA
and years She Is administrative Of the es-
tate Of her late husband. which amounted to
$4,000 In cash. While her husband was alive
agantly. After his death claim after claim was
presented to her TO. settle up indebtedness
idly as possible. Sho soon realized that her
small fortune hsd disappeared and she was
She went to Conoy Island and started q
rs e s
line. She and her children lived over the sta
bles. In this way she managed to exc out an
Some time ago the widow was cited by Sur
rogate Rollins to ME an tnyent9ry OF the estate
q her " Mh
creditor Of the estate to the amount of s187 for
clothes furnished to Tom DAVIS, including s55
for q suit Of clothes ordered q short time be-
fore he was killed, and which he never wore.
For some reason or other, probably from iR-
norance, Mrs. Davis neglected to file the in
ventory required, and because OF her failure to
do 80 Surrogate Rollins issued an attachment
against her. person, and she was arrested last
Monday at her home on Coney Island and or
dered to appear In court yesterday and answer
for contempt OF court. The bail. which was
fixed ut $500. was furnished by Justice Warning
and Francis Gallagher. and she was permitted
to remain at home.
She made al arrangements te appear, before ,t'
the Surrogate Yesterday. and Capt. j. I. Hin
accompany her Mrs. Davis waited for him
until the last moment. when he notified her
that he would be unable to go with her as he
was required to attend the races. The widow
came to the city alone to answer her neglect,
only to find that a deputy sheriff was awaiting
her presence, and as soon as she entered the
court room she was put under arrest.
The legal representative OF her husbands
creditor had refused to wait for her, and, be-
cause she was forty minutes late, insisted upon
an order for her commitment to jail. Deputy
sheriff Brown was compelled to arrest Mrs.
Davis; She was unable to communicate with
her friends, and was compelled to spend the
night in Ludlow street jail. The widow was
almost distracted. because Of the fact that she
was unable to go to her children. whom she
had left alone at Coney Island.
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EADss SHIP RAILROAD.
The Company to bo Organised Under the
Laws of the state OF New York.

The Company to bo Organised Under the
Laws OF the state OF New York.
PITTSBURGH, Sept. 2.-The Hon. A. G..
Cochran Of st. Louis said to-day that the Eads
Tehuantepec Railroad Company will soon take
out charter under the laws Of tho State Of
New York. in order to carry the project into
operation. He added to Times reporter:
We have found an act Of the New York Gen
do business IN foreign countries, and gives
just such privileges as We have contemplated
ssess Beser IN t s
poses no tax beyond an assessment upon the
property we may hold in the State. This will
inal. The law also requires that majority Of
the corporators shall be residents OF New York.
s aE stae IS
and It will not be difficult to get all we need for
the purposes Of securing our certificates
as rs 81
charter shall have been completed and the
ssp
the enserPrise and look t. see e. # done IN
difficulty encountered IN procuring the money.
as Il Is no longer freGarded as t ehimesH or
me@bership very large means and resoare S
and there will be n 9 delay on this account. The
for ds thus far been IT,
obstacle has been overcome we shall 60 briskiy
to work.
"Once the charter and the final financial ar
rangsments shall have been arranged. we are
ready to begin. Capt. Eads's maximum time
frequently said that It could be done in three
years. All the plans, the profiles. the designs
for the machinery were completed in the life
time Of Capt. Eads. which fact involves a saw
ing Of much time.
This is precisely the status Of things. There
thing a fact. and the end Of this decade. I
think. will see the work pretty well advanced:
Pittsburgh capitalists appear to think we'll of
the enterprise. and have invested literally"
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Those marked are reelected. All others are new
When the roll had been called in the SORROW
h. would not be reslected ,MiliionaiFe Leyt
forthwith y iecslsmssfien. Editor 9; var
Smiths Franz Pfsa e It epeedg
s. y, White, fol, Treasurer. That was
to was ~oa
be the best man for Paying Teller. and the
as s Ind ss s and dssds 4 as
engine emits when starting with heavy train.
tina. are WIZ Paets
once plank ala at Saratoga. TT had ID BEEN de-
should DO added to the committee as delegate
at large. after a resolution to add ex-Gov. Cor
s at had been
standing the high death rate Of the place. there
dusky cloud Of friends. who were willing to have
their leader sacrificed for the good OF the race.
MI; J; A. ,TroweT was Brooklyn's fayorite. He
gold earrings He was backed by W. II. Beard.
Col Stephen Van Rensselaer, Cruger looked
Sullivan, street. who was accompanied by
large delegation from Thompson and Macdou-
gal streets The race was between these two
disturbing the harmony OF the committee
meeting by having vote to decide which col
ored gentleman should be delegate at large.
but Col. Cruger thought the momentous ques-
ton had better be settled at once, and Col
Cruger had his way. A ballot was taken, and
MIR. Trower had only four votes and Mr. Derrick
eight. At the last moment Eugene Burlingame
OF Albany entered a dark horse, Mr.. W. H.
johnson. leading tonsorial artist Of Albany,
who has studio In Maiden lane. and Mr.. john
son won with twenty-five OF the country votes.
The news Of the election OF Mr. johnson was
rapidly circulated among the colored men OF
Now York, and was not as favorably received
as would Mr.. Derrick's election, except among
the BARRIERS.
After this the only thing to be done was to
choose an Executive Committee. AS had been
arranged, ex-Congressman John N. Knapp
was elected Chairman of the Executive Com
mittee. and the following committee was an
nounced by the Chair:
Chairman, John N. Knapp; Cornelius N. Bliss OK
II. Beard o. g. Warren @. g. Cole, John Brdsall j. A.
Quaekenbqsh, Eugene Buringame, j. T. Eggleston, and
q. w. Aldridge. =
The officers were empowered to make ar
rangements for campaign headquarters which
will probably be ut the Fifth Avenue Hotel. Ali
the old Miller men are cleared ont-Chair-
man. Secretaries, Chairman OF the Executive
Committee, Executive Committee and ALL
The committee Is even going to move to q new
habitation.
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HENRY HOFFMAN SET FREE.
Jury Justines His Killing Herman Wer.
ringer In Self Defence.


ringer In Self Defence.
Henry Hoffman's trial for the murder of
Herman Werringer on May IS, ended yester-
day In an acquittal. Many witnesses testified
as to the good character of the defendant.
Fred Mayer. foreman in F. Mohr & Co.'s
factory. swore that he was In the saloon when
Hoffman entered. bleeding and covered with
mud. He looked like man walking to his
grave" said the witness, and he sat down at a
table In the rear OF the saloon. Following him
came the WerrlnGer brothers. Herman Wer-
ringer walked toward Hoffman. but the pro-
prieroE stopped him and said no would have no
more disturbance In his place.
The case was then rested. and Lawyer Howe
made motion that the count OF tho indictment
charging murder In the first degree be taken
from the consideration OF the jury; Judge
Withdraw from the jury the question Of
decide whether the prisoner was guilty OF one
of the degrees OF manslaughter.
The Jury. after an absence Of less than an
hour returned into court at 2 o'clock with q
verdict OF mot guilty.
Hoffman was at once sot at liberty by Judge
Cowing, who said that. under the circum-
stances, the verdict WAS q proper one.
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ALL THE MILLER MEN OUT.
SENATOR PLATTAT THE LEVER OF TIE
REPUBLICAN, ENGINE.
A Truly Harmonious Meeting OF the state
Consmittee Held In the Firth Avenue He
tel-C. N. Bliss Elected Chairman


A rru,v yr,rmon,ov, Mcet,,r or the state
Conrusittec Held In the Firtb Avenue 1Ic-
teI-C. N. Bliss Elected Chairman.
Only the coming OF ex-senator Miller,
bearing sheayes of peace and tokens OF ami
cable docility. could have added to the atmos-
phere of harmony that peryaded tho Fifth
Avenue Hotel Yesterday from the entrance to
the barroom. Ex-senator Plat was seated in
tho cab of tho engine with his hand on the
lever. Senator Hiscock. az fireman, under Chief
Engineer Platt's orders, was looking after the
bell rome and whistle and the new Republican
machine started with n merry Jingle and no
necessity for putting any sand on tho track to
o,va tha ,vhao,a ! gr,n Tho nav state Com
give the wheeis erip me new etate oon =.
to do, each man to his own task and adjourned
~ IN hono 70 aoon ! a tha horo woro Iot down.
sns heS s sIT o dsp ps ' the
hnrd dat, oa ~. ohoson nnes ~ HE aoc,
The great mon Of New York and brooklyn
who had not opportunity to bow down before
the hotel corridors early. Mr.. Platt soon ap-
peared and began to receive their homage. Sen
ator Hiscock was by his side good part OF tho
time. and shone in the light reflected from the
chief. At times when Mr.. Plat wished to have
-.
private conversation with any OF MS callers
Senator Hiscock would retire to q convenient
distance. but only to return again. It was a
n,Se ~. ~
charming picture OF innocent harmony 10 see
the leaders Of wards and counties and Senate
diotrioto Gonna hefora Mr. plat In oive In their
'm s.,o.o ooru uo,o.e M .n 1870" -. .Ia"
allegiance. hundreds OF the strohers along
Broadway dropped in to see the file OF politf-
cians mas hefore Mr. platt as be stood n the
oiaao pue' ooio,e MT iA'' % "' '''o" ~ WIZ
END OF the corrldor.
lalt- f.,1 n-I toh1 IL
oentlemen nrosent IN the occasion. Senator
n 1s'' p,ea1ns on ~ w. .s.
Evarts was not there. as he had been sent up
obor, tbor, how a unitod stotea Senator can
s .a. .no ~" III -. s."h,, On ,o,.ian
DEFY the arbitrary rules OF fashion by wearing
g high white hat until the walnuts are ripe:
Gen: Hustled arrived early, and, though ne Kept
little snv OF Mr. platt, ne nag many lriends
to go to the Assembly again. ana perhaps.
vel; p2ssioiy. put who can TELL wnich ID .ne
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BUReLAR1rs IN ONEIDA COUNTY,
A Trojan Arrested for Blowing Open q
Post Once safe.


Troy. Sept. 22.-The police authorities of
this city were informed yesterday OF daring
burglary at Deansville. Oneida county. Sew
eral dwellings there have been entered at diff
ferent times. Thieves broke into Mrs. Eliza
Cross's house. and stole articles valued at $40
They also obtained more or less booty at other
houses visited On Friday night last the
thieves made the biggest haul Of the season.
They broke into the store of A. D. Van
Vechten. who Is Postmaster. The Post Ofice
r. kept In the, same building as the store
The burglars blew open the safe and stole
$40 in money aud 500 worth Of stamps
Three men, who said they were from Troy
and who had been hanging around tho hop
yards at peansyille disappeared at tho time
70 the police Of Troy, giving the particulars Of
the burglary. and also the names which the
men men SUSPECTED OF the crime gaye at Deans
rested in South Troy this morning and taken
TO Police Headquarters, and Questioned by
Superintendent Willard. Quigley denied that
he had anything 70 do with the burgiaries 81
recently. He has brother, James. who went
to the hop districts few weeks ago. and has
not returnad.
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Mexico's Trouble with Guatemala.

Cry OF MEXICO. Sept ~. via Galveston
There good deal Of in political circles
Rardng the rumored attempt Of Guatemala to secure
the support of the United States Government as against
Mexico 1t lis felt here that such step would do much
to disturb the pleasant relations existing between Mexico
and the United states which at present are inducing
against GuaemaS Is this Insults have been offered
said have not been properly for; and while the
Mexican Government is not acting ofensiveiy toward
Guatemala it Ia demanding just compensation for the
assaults on officials Of the legation The tight in Guats.
naa y argey acierea conflict and assumes the aspect
do not believe the United States will interfere in 90 dali
cate matter. S'-
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A Female rrapeze Performers BAD FAN.

Miss Adrienne Amcion, a trapeze performer
at the Grand Street Museum winiamsburgh yesterday
afternoon fell from the apeze the stage and sus.
tanned serious injury bolt In the hook holding the
precpiiated her headlong the stage As she fell she
grasped guy rope and turned that reaching the
stage she struck her back and shoulders phypi.
clan who was In the audience TO her assistance
She was removed TO the Metropolitan Hotel tho
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Robbed OF $4,000.

CHICAGO Sept. PAP. r. Scott. Jr.. son of ex-
GOV Scott OF Arkansas reported to the police yesterday
that he had been robbed of $4,000 IN notes and $500 I'm
money lie had sold his interest IN business in Kansas
anu arrived az The fremont House Tuesday on his
way 10 Cmo That ey.ning he to the theatre and
upon Leurnng 70 the hotel found that his pocketbok
containing the notes and money W, ieh he had In ina
1nads pocket had been stolen 1t Ia supposed that his
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superintendent. or the Poor .. Law.

The Suffolk County. Long Island. Court I'D.
ouned for the term yesterday afternoon tho last case
tried In the sessions being that Of the People against
Weeks, In which the defendant Vim. J. Weeks an ex-
county Superintendent of the Poor was charged with
gg6lishing libel against Madison ). Wells the present
acircular printed and circulated at the instance Of
Weeks charging Wells with serious offences limiting
that he had improperly used the peoples money The
Jury found verdict Of guilty and Weeks was lined $50
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Killed n Whole Family.

ATLANTA, Sept. 22.-Jack Debose, the negro
arrested suspicion numbering the voolfolk family
at Canton. has confessed his guilt His motive was re-
Sengs for alleged ltreatment by Capt voolfolk De.
that three negro acoompices entered the house and
sonimtIed the hatchery while Detoss watched outsiS
Ile says he saw Tom voolfolk jump from window and
run for his life Tom who has been under arrest for
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HOTEL MEN ORGANIZING.
An Appeal from Three Hundred Walters
for Uniform Rate ofWaGes.

for Uniform Rate orwsGes.
CINCINNATI. Sept. 22-The hotel proprie-
tors Of this city have formed an association for
mutual protection. At yesterdays meeting
the organization was effected. New rules.
rates. and regulations for boarders will be
made as we'll as for the employment Of all
help necessary about the hotels. While the
meeting was going on q committee OF walters,
who are DESTROYS Of establishing O regular
scale Of wages not under $40 per month, sent
In the following communication:
GESrLENEy: You by this time in receipt Of notice
declaring the Willingness of committee OF walters
confer with In regard to scale of adopted at
meeting nee held Thprsday Sept, IS and participated u
The number Of $40 u We DO not hear from you BY
tend to ignore the said committee entirely And M call
and have been this morning at the place In the
notice. An early reply will be received with thanks.
The communication is the result of scale of
imum OF which Is $50 per month. The Palace,
st. Nicholas. and Hunts hotels are now pay
Ing the wages asked for, and an endeavor Is
being made to have all the hotels do likewise
No action was taken on the matter.
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FINANCE IN CHINATOWN.
A Model Secretary of the Treasury OF tho
Mott Street Municipality.

No.. 49, Mnn,.,nou.u VI 'Ho
Inc interesting report maze by the Chair
T" am u, ne hese ,oas oouhcii on
Auesoay eVehAhk 10 as ioioWs'
For the year ending the fifteenth day Of the eighth
SRssy io5 tme Ghimss s colony Gr New rork
headgaarters temple and HOSPITAL at Is Mott
street. sr'1 ... Aosp.'A. ~ ~ 70, ooo
From the - tax ON men returning home t2a2
From Mott street stores and other houses..... 24OO
from voluntary, contribution to joss by lucky
From asnara P'ey psy pr 2'o
from Quarter mn ee' 'o'un'Aiy uon"'iohA as,
total revenue sas 443
Deductinp the $21 ooo which Ia n sonnra+o
fund for building n new temnle. the mnnfcnaIo
itv had the hoiSnca ~ S7 o5a Tor rmnn;nnp PFC its
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ST. LOUIS, Sept. 22.-The Ohio and Missis-
sippi Railroad has reduction each day to In
terest the public Their latest action Ia cutting OF thu
already low rate to Baltimore and Washington and re-
turn making the charge but s2o25 q cut Of S5l5 The
Bee me has been announced az the object OF attack
YET TINS rate Injuries road but the vandAa line One
OF ne novel features OF the light Is the ability Of the
bcapers 70 send passengers Buffalo nothing and
SUI make profit This Ii because round trip rate
20 Ihe rate ono way Is Sl625 The rate Is only is
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Founa Gu,ity .rMu-d.r.

BRDdEPonr, sept. 22,-The jury In the case
OF Philip PAlidon, the trial for the murder Of
his brother several months ago. charged by Judge
beArdsley this morning and after being out "a minutea
brought In verdict OF murder N the hrsi degree Thc
Haonef appeared perfectly Indifferent When ne heard
the verdict and said; Its all rghti donI oaTe IA
wiz be sentenced this Afternoon ~
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seven Hundred Bale. or Cotton Damaged.

Fire broke out at O'Clock yesterday after
noon on tho lighter Samuel Barker. loaded with TOO
bales Of cotton and lying at the Mallory pier In the East
River: Two alarms sent out and two tugboats
lowed the blazing lighter out Into the stream The re
boat Lophar Mills and hair dozen tuRboats threw
streams OF water on the burning cotton and about
half OF IT, The load or was worth about $3o COO
u had Just been unlOaded from the Mallory steamer
LAmPAaAA, and was in transit for LIXernooL
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THE THISTLE HAS 5 SECONDS.
THAT rs HER TIME ALLOWANCE OTEn
THE VOLUNTEER.

Yachtsnaer Surprised at the Result or the
Measurement OF her Lises - Gen. Paine
Calls ON tho Thistis and 9oes Aboard.
Tho owners of the two big single-stickers
that will begin their first battle for the emblem
Of the yachting supremacy Of the world on
Tuesday next learned yesterday the result Of
Measurer John Hyslop's figuring on the area
and water-line length Of the yachts. The
Thistle will receive fivo seconds time allow
ance from the Volunteer. Gen. Paine was
agroeably surprised by this announcement, 40
he expected to allow the cutter at least min.
ute That seemed to DO the general expecta-
ton Of New York yachtsmen. Mr.. Hyslop him.
self thought the difference between the
yachts would be greater than his measure.
ments indicated. These are the certificates he
handed to Superintendent Neils Olsen OF the
New York Yacht Club last night:
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Pennsylvania Board or Pardons.

HARRIsBURa, Sept. 22.-At to-day's session of
the Board OF PardonS pardon was refused James r.
McCAbe the WAYNE county murderer. A pardon was
granted Edward Sanders. convicted OF murder In Ian.
cHUt county and the OF samuel
convicted OF the murder OF Farmer John sharpess In
Delaware county. was held under adSisemenL